[Funding/Grants/Awards]

1. Grant proposals for the Soil Fertility programme: Sahel/West Africa or East and Central Africa. Apply by March 31, 2023. Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2. Organic Farming and Agriculture Grants in Africa. Instrumentl website
3. Lists of agriculture and development funds: Terra Viva grant database; Funds for NGOs; Advance Africa,

·       [Jobs, Education and Other Opportunities]

1. Scholarship opportunities for online courses in Wageningen University & Research (deadline March 30, 2023)
2. Scholarship lists– Africa: Scholarshipset; OFA; General: Terra Viva Fellowship/Scholarship; Ag Scholarships; FAO internships:
3. Online digital content creation specialist, Peace Corp Response. Position for Togo NGO working with SRI and related projects. (Starts Aug. 6, 2023)
4. Employment: See FAO jobs, DevnetJobs for lists, among other organizations
5. Community of Practice: Join FAO’s Family Farming & Agroecology CoP

Visit SRI Memoires Website: https://www.srimemoires.com

The System of Rice Intensification (Africa), Known as SRI- Africa -is agro-ecological methodology for increasing productivity of irrigated rice by changing the management of plants, soil, water and nutrients. SRI originated in Madagascar in the 1980s and is based on the cropping principles of significantly reducing plant population, improving soil conditions and irrigation methods for root and plant development, improving plant establishment methods.